Colombia under fire from neighbours over US ‘military aggression’
With almost all of his Latin American counterparts signalling alarm at the plan, President Uribe embarked on a whirlwind tour of regional capitals this week in an attempt to reassure them that it was not a threat to their sovereignty and was aimed only at combating the drugs trade, which raises millions of dollars for Colombian paramilitary groups.
Colombia says that the accord, expected to be signed within weeks, would allow US troops access to ...
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